A woman in a small town in the Midwest enters an emergency room with a massive infection because her fetus has died and is causing a massive infection in her body. However, not one of the OB/GYNs on call that night is competent enough to successfully complete the procedure needed to save her life. This is a true story.

A recent study on LGBT healthcare in Wisconsin underscores the importance of passing a proposed law in California to improve the health of its LGBT residents. In doing so, California can teach Wisconsin a thing or two.